⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 24- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 23-12 off them
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 7:52 · DET 17-4 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q2 3:34 · DET 56-37 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q3 7:56 · DET 68-57 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 10:57 · DET 58-49 CHI
- Turnover
Rodney Stuckey lost ball
Q4 3:32 · DET 95-88 CHI
- Missed FT
Rodney Stuckey misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:30 · DET 99-92 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q2 1:32 · DET 56-45 CHI
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1
Q3 11:26 · DET 58-57 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ben Gordon bad pass
Q4 3:36 · DET 95-88 CHI
- Turnover
Luol Deng lost ball
Q4 3:15 · DET 95-88 CHI
📊The numbers
| DET | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 23 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
